Rhodobacteria 1
Most likely ID: n.a.
Synonym: n.a.
Sampling location: Simmelried
Phylogenetic tree: n.a.
Diagnosis:
- the cells are oblong rods
- length 4 – 5.5 µm
- one irregularly shaped, highly refractive mass in center
- color slightly pink
- colonies irregularly shaped without sharp outline
- no visible gelatinuous sheet
- colonies of about 50 – 100 µm in diameter
No drawings from previous authors available.
Fig. 1: Rhodobacteria 1. L = 4 – 5.5 µm. A not squashed colony. Obj. 100 X.
Fig. 2: Rhodobacteria 1. L = 4 – 5.5 µm. A pink colored colony with a diameter of about 80 µm. The individual cells are separated from each other and arranged irregularly in the colony. Obj. 100 X.
Fig. 3: Rhodobacteria 1. L = 4 – 5.5 µm. A slightly squashed, smaller colony. Obj. 100 X.
Fig. 4: Rhodobacteria 1. L = 4 – 5.5 µm. The single Rhodobacteria 1 cells in detail. Note the irregularly shaped, highly refractive mass in the center of each cell. Obj. 100 X.